help anyone???? he has been awarded nhs middle nursing band but social services say he can go home, so how do these 2 things link for goodness sake, i am truly at my wits end.....social services come in and do an assesment that takes about an hour and in that hour the decision is made......i don't understand how the letter from the gp and cancer consultant can be so ignored... i am making a complaint but i fear i know the outcome. i have e mailed my local paper and hope very much they will do an article on it !.. it won't help but it may make me feel better... does this happen all the time does anyone know....????? any help out there please?

my dad has prostate cancer which has now spread to the bones, he is 86 and been constantly in and out of hospital. when he was in recently the sister said i should start looking for a care home, my dad was ok about this. he has a small property to sell. i asked social services for the 3 month property disregard and to cut a long story short they have said my dad could go home with care ( mmmmm?!) and does not need a care home. i have a letter from his gp and cancer consultant saying he needs care in a nursing home but social services will not budge. i wrote to my m.p. who took the matter up for me but social services remain adamant and the mp has just accepted their decision... i have written to social services asking for their complaint procedure. the nhs assesment my dad had at the same time states he needs nursing in the middle band so how can social services go against this... any help or ideas please... thanks